Inspection #100444082

Name: OSHA Inspection #100444082: ATLANTIC BATTERY CO INC
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of ATLANTIC BATTERY CO INC at 80 Elm Street, Watertown, MA 02172 on Aug 9, 1985. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Sep 16, 1996.

OSHA documented 35 violations (31 serious, 4 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $875. This inspection is linked to 1 referral in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 56 air monitoring samples covering 12 substances during this inspection, including Anthracene, Arsenic, Inorganic, Asbestos (all forms), Benzo [a] Pyrene, Chrysene, and 7 more.

This employer has 12 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 100444082
Type: Referral (C)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Aug 9, 1985
Closed: Sep 16, 1996
Contested: Nov 20, 1986
Final Order: Oct 2, 1987
Total Violations: 35
Penalties on Record: $875
Initial Penalties: $1,960
Related Activity: 1 referral

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Establishment

Name: ATLANTIC BATTERY CO INC
Address: 80 Elm Street, Watertown, MA 02172
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer12 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#300544731	May 11, 1998	Complaint (B)	No violations
#122110430	Feb 22, 1995	Monitoring (D)	No violations
#107054769	Nov 7, 1989	Follow-Up (F)	14 violations	$7,240
#101034478	Jul 30, 1986	Follow-Up (F)	3 violations
#10089035	Feb 2, 1982	Planned (H)	No violations
#10088508	Feb 26, 1981	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#10082055	Jun 11, 1979	Follow-Up (F)	14 violations	$499
#10011443	Nov 1, 1977	Complaint (B)	12 violations	$1,740
#10117794	May 18, 1976	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#10135515	Dec 9, 1975	Planned (H)	No violations
#10017986	Dec 8, 1975	Planned (H)	17 violations	$70
#10036770	Sep 6, 1972	Planned (H)	2 violations	$25

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Sep 16, 1996.

Citations on Record

31 serious, 4 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$1,960

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$875

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Nov 20, 1986. Final orders are recorded through Oct 2, 1987. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling12 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Anthracene	1	0		0.2 mg/m³ as Coal tar pitch volatiles (benzene soluble fraction)
Arsenic, Inorganic	1413P / 1A	0 - 0.028	mg/m³	0.01 mg/m³ [5 µg/m³ Action Level] (as As)
Asbestos (all forms)	1	0	f/cc	-
Benzo [a] Pyrene	1	0		0.2 mg/m³ as Coal tar pitch volatiles (benzene soluble fraction)
Chrysene	1	0		0.2 mg/m³
Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (benzene soluble fraction)	1	0		0.2 mg/m³ (benzene-soluble fraction)
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	1413P / 1A	0.006 - 0.65	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	1715P / 2A	0	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust)	2	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust), 5 mg/m³ (respirable fraction)
Phenanthrene	1	0		0.2 mg/m³ as Coal tar pitch volatiles (benzene soluble fraction)
Pyrene	1	0		-
Sulfuric Acid	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Other	$210	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01002	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Serious	$350	$175	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01003A	1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 E01 III	Serious	$350	$175	May 1, 1986	Nov 20, 1986	Oct 2, 1987
01003B	1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 M02 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 1, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01003C	1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 O01 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 1, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01003D	1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 O02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01004A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Serious	$350	$175	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01004B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D06 III	Serious	$0	$0	May 1, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01004C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D08 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 5, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01004D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D08 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 5, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01004E	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01	Serious	$0	$0	May 1, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01004F	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 I	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01004G	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E05 I	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01005A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B01	Serious	$350	$175	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01005B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B03	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01005C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B08	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01005D	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B09	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01005E	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B10	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01005F	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F04 I	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G01	Serious	$350	$175	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H01	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	Nov 20, 1986	Oct 2, 1987
01006D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006E	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 1, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006F	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 5, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006G	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006H	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006I	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 II	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006J	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006K	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006L	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006M	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N01 IIA	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
01006N	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 IIA	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 7, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
02001	1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B	Other	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
02002	1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I	Other	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987
02003	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Other	$0	$0	Jan 29, 1986	-	Oct 2, 1987

Failure to Abate Penalties24 citations, $3,000 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 24 citationsissued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

Citation	FTA Inspection	FTA Issuance	FTA Penalty	FTA Contest	FTA Final Order
01001	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	$200	-	-
01003A	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	$400	-	-
01003B	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01003C	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01004B	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	$800	-	-
01004C	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01004D	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01004E	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01004F	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01004G	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01005A	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	$800	-	-
01005D	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01005E	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01005F	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01006B	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	$800	-	-
01006D	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01006E	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01006F	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01006G	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01006H	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01006I	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01006J	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01006L	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-
01006N	#101034478	Oct 30, 1986	-	-	-

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

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